Hat protector



Sept. 25, 1928. 1,685,586

- G. K. GUINZBURG HAT PROTECTOR Filed which 15, 1927 INVENTOR GEORGE K.GunvzbuRG ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 25, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE K. GUINZBURG, OF CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO I. B. KLEINERTRUBBER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAT PROTECTOR.

Application filed March 15, 1927. Serial No. 175,524.

This invention relates to improvements in hat protectors and has for itsobjectto pro vide an article of this character, which is made of anintegral piece of soft, flexible waterproof material such as sheetrubber, and which when not in use may be folded within itself to form asmall, neat, and compact ar-. ticle easily carried in a ladys handbag.

A further object of my invention is to provide a hat protector having anintegral pocket portion in the crown, into which the head portion of theprotector is capable of being folded and contained until it is necessaryto use same for protection.

I accomplish these objects by means of the construction fully describedin the following specification and claim, reference being had 7 to theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved hat protector applied;Figure 2 is a top plan view of the protector in unfolded position;Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the protector in folded position,showing a portion in cross section; and Figure 4 is a cross sectionalview taken on lines 44 on Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, 10 denotes the head portion of the protectorcomprising a top disc-shaped portion 11 and an under an nular portion12, the two portions being dc fined by a peripheral fold 13. The innerperiphery of the. annular portion 12 forms the head opening 14 throughwhich the hat is inserted when placing the protector thereover. The discportion 11 at its center is provided with an integral pocket 15 formedby a bagshaped portion of the material. The pocket 15 comprises a topportion 16 and under annular portion 17, the inner periphery of thelatter being integral with the edge. of the opening 18 into the saidpocket.

WVhen in use the protector, which is made preferably of very thin sheetrubber, is simply placed over the hat through the opening 14 asillustratively exemplified in Figure 1. The inherent nature of thematerial will cause the protector to embrace closely the head gear ofthe wearer, thus affording ample protection against rain or snow.

To fold the article in the position illustrated in Figure 3, the pocket15 is held between the thumb and first finger with the head portion 10hanging downwardly. The other fingers of both hands are then manipulatedto tuck and fold the disc top portion 11 and annular under portion 12 upinto the pocket 15 through the opening 18. until the entire head portion10 is contained within the pocket, which stretches sufficiently toentirely enclose the protector. The folded protector, however, is verysmall and compact and maybe readily carried in a small purse or pocket.

Vhat I claim is:

A thin rubber hat protector of the character described, comprising ahead element having two superimposed thin rubber discs integral witheach other along their outer peripheries, the lower disc having aheadopening and the upper disc being provided with a relatively small centeropening, and a pocket element into which the two discs are capable ofbeing folded through said center opening of the head element, comprisinga disc shaped top and an inwardly tapering annularside wall, the outerperiphery thereof being integral with the periphery of the disc shapedtop and the inner periphery integrally connected to the wall of thesmall opening in the upper disc of said head element, said pocketelement being of such size as to compactly contain the head element.

In testimony whereof he has afiixcd his signature.

GEORGE K. GUINZBURG.

